Hill panels look at campaign spending, spectrum
The marquee event for broadcasters on Capitol Hill during the second week of March is beyond any doubt the Senate Commerce Committee’s examination of...
FCC Native American radio initiatives open for discussion
As part of a proceeding to promote rural radio service, the FCC has notices of proposed rulemakings floated concerning the establishment of bidding credits...
NATPE counsel sees broadcasters dodging spectrum loss
The Washington attorney for the National Association of Television Program Executives is looking at the wording of recent FCC statements on spectrum in the television band, and sees cause for a sense of relief among those in the broadcast community
RTDNA protests silence of SCOTUS
The Supreme Court failed to release a recording of its proceedings on a high profile gun rights case, McDonald v. Chicago, and the Radio Television Digital News Association wants to know why. Even though SCOTUS remains camera shy
Senators move to bolster FCC tech expertise
It just seems wrong that in 1948 the FCC employed 720 engineers, but has fewer than 300 today – and with that somewhat astonishing...
Lincoln picks up a challenger in Arkansas
The primary story on primaries thus far in 2010 has been the possibility of challenges within the Republican Party as so-called Tea Party candidates...
Comcast/NBCU to be Martinized
Comcast has already had its fair share of run-ins with former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin. Martin was major proponent of an a al carte...
FCC extends EAS comment deadline
At the request of the National Association of Broadcasters, the FCC has added a modest two weeks to the comment and reply period on...
FCC March meeting: National Broadband Plan
The NBP is due Wednesday 3/17/10. The FCC March Open meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 3/16/10. Guess what the topic of the meeting will...
Hutchison’s Texas troubles dissected
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is running into an electoral buzz saw in her bid for the job of Governor of Texas. Observers have put...
Dingell coming back for another tilt
Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), who has long experience dealing with broadcast matters as a senior member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce,...
Commerce Committee Senator battling cancer
A bleeding ulcer checked out by Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) has turned out to be cancerous, and will require chemotherapy. Lautenberg is expected to...
FCC approves reform measures
The FCC’s five commissioners unanimously approved reform measures, chief among them new rules designed to bring more transparency to the ex parte process. It will require entities meeting face-to-face with commissioners to provide
Things not so OK for OK City TV station
The FCC was not buying Griffin Communications’ contention that it did not run afoul of the Commission’s rules for publicizing the location of its...
FCC snow daze filing waiver
The Snowpocalypse/Snowmaggedon whiteout that effectively shut down Washington DC for the better part of a week, sending its staffers home early Friday 2/5/10 and...